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Diving Olympic Trials: Ipsen Leads 3m, Parratto Heads 10m Semis

Kristian Ipsen and Michael Hixon are separated by just 7.05 points atop the men’s 3-meter field, and Jessica Parratto is in first in the women’s 10-meter individual event after Monday’s preliminaries and semifinals.

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Missy Franklin Partners with SafeSplash Brands

Franklin to influence teaching curriculum and brand expansion at SafeSplash Swim Schools and Swimtastic Swim Schools

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USA Men Open Play At FINA World League Super Final With Win Over China

The USA Men’s National Team opened up play at the FINA World League Super Final in strong fashion defeating China 12-6 earlier today in China.

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OT Qualifier Emily Meilus Gives Verbal to Virginia Tech

Emily Meilus, who swims for Herndon High School and Machine Aquatics, has made a verbal commitment to Virginia Tech’s class of 2021.

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Damian Wierling: Germany’s next freestyle sprint star

Damian Wierling, born 02-13-1996, won the 50 m and 100 m freestyle at the 2016 German National Championships and set…

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Australia Cleans Up On Day 1 OWS Events At 2016 Oceanic C’ships

The 11th edition of the Oceania Swimming Championships kicked off in Suva, Fiji today with the men’s and women’s 10k…

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Swimming Canada Proposes Removal of SC Qualifying Times For National Meets

As part of their new Competition Framework, Swimming Canada will be removing all short course qualifying times from national competitions.

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Team USA’s Frank Busch Talks Doping Control & More On Podcast

U.S. National Team Director Frank Busch talks to the Swedish Snabbanan podcast this month, sharing about doping control for foreign athletes on U.S. soil, along with his thoughts leading up to the Rio Olympics.

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Three Tips for Swim Parents About Effort

As parents, we all want our kids to do their best. We want to see an honest effort from our kids at school and in the pool. Is there anything we can do to promote effort and a good work ethic?

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“Resilient” Nathaniel Hartley (2017) Verbally Commits to Duke

The Blue Devils picked up a verbal commitment from South Carolina’s Nathaniel Hartley for the 2017-18 season.

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Ranking Phelps’ +1 In the Men’s 100 Fly

After looking through results form US Nationals, Arena Pro Swim Series, NCAA’s, and even Sectionals and various club invitationals, the following list has been compiled with my predictions for how the race in Omaha will shake out.

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Proposed Plan Has 50m Stroke Events Removed From Canadian Junior Nationals

Swimming Canada plans to make many changes starting in 2017, including removing stroke 50m races from all competitions.

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USA Swimming Releases Clarifications on the Use of Tape

On June 13th, 2016, Jay Thomas, Chair of the Rules and Regulations Committee of USA Swimming, sent out some further clarifications on USA Swimming Rule…

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Michael Phelps Completed Probation For DUI On Sunday

Michael Phelps completed his 18 month probation period on Sunday after pleading guilty to DUI back in late 2014.

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W&M Tribe Men’s Swimming Picks Up 10 in Recruiting

The William & Mary men’s swimming team added 10 new athletes in recruiting for this fall, as W&M aims for its third-straight Colonial Athletic Association Championship.

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